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On December 11, 2015, a New York federal court preliminarily approved the settlement in Legal Action Center’s class action lawsuit, Jones v. Halstead Management Co. et al., No. 1:14-cv-03125-VEC. The suit charged Halstead with criminal background screening practices that cost Mr. Jones a job as a doorman and violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Plaintiff Kevin A. Jones, who had no criminal record, lost a job with Halstead because a commercial background check conducted by Sterling Infosystems, Inc. mixed him up with a Kevin M. Jones, who had several convictions. Legal Action Center filed the suit in the Southern District of New York with co-counsel, Francis & Mailman, P.C.

New York, NY—On January 27, 2015, a federal court in New York ruled in favor of LAC’s client, Kevin A. Jones, by declining to dismiss Mr. Jones’ class action lawsuit against Halstead Management Company, LLC and other related companies for illegal criminal background screening practices that cost Mr. Jones a job as a doorman.